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RAZER Black Wired BlackWidow Mechanical Gaming Keyboard

The Razer BlackWidow is the first mechanical gaming keyboard designed to pave the way for a whole new feel and accelerated gameplay. A full mechanical key infrastructure delivers distinctive tactile feedback, superior gaming-grade response and unsurpassed actions per minute with an extended lifespan of over 50 million keystrokes. Its five additional macro keys with on-the-fly recording and optimized key matrix allow you to stay in complete control of every frenzied battle as you outmaneuver your adversaries and perform back-to-back assaults.

Full Mechanical Keys for Superior Tactility and Faster Response The Razer BlackWidow’s mechanical key technology provides a distinctive tactile feedback in form of a light pronounced tap to your fingers giving you an entirely new feel on your keyboard. With its optimized actuation force of 50g and a reduced actuation distance of 2 mm the Razer BlackWidow’s keys allow you to actuate your commands faster than on any other standard gaming keyboard.

On-The-Fly Macro Recording & Profiles Allow Effortless Configuration Record unlimited macros on-the-fly without having to take your eye off the game and immediately change between up to 10 profiles without the hassle of going into complex driver menus. With the simple click of two buttons you initiate and end the recording and you’re all set.

Macro-Keys & Gaming Mode Ensure Uninterrupted Gaming Experience Expand the amount of easy-to-reach commands with the additional 5 Macro keys on the side and avoid any distractions by switching on the Gaming Mode.

Manufacturer Warranty

Parts

1 year limited

Labor

1 year limited

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Rating: 5/5Just Great

Pros: Love the keyboard. I have owned it for over two years and I could not imagine gaming and typing at home without it. It sounds great and the keys are extremely reactive. It has held up very very well. Razer wins again. Best Keyboard and I will be upgrading to the 2014 version once it comes out!

Rating: 1/5Cheap for a reason

Pros: Cherry MX Blue switches (if that is your thing)Looks pretty.Macro functionality with very good software.

Cons: Sticky keys. Enter key (as well as others) would stick The MX blue switches are designed to have some delay on the key up, but the switches themselves would stick after minor usage. Keys constantly would become loose. They were not tightly secured on the switch.

Other Thoughts: The sticky return key proved to cause some serious issues in my gaming experience. Because the key would stick and I was not aware at the time, it caused me an action that would cost me about $70 USD (in-game). Thats more than I paid for the keyboard.

I play computer games on a competitive level. I used to buy RAZER because I could rely on the quality (even at $50). I will never buy RAZER again. Rest-assured, all of my guilds have been instructed to not bring these keyboards to tournaments as apparently this has been a consistent issue. I would love to return the keyboard, but most of it is lying in pieces on my floor from about two weeks ago. Thanks RAZER.

Manufacturer Response:

Hi,

Sorry to hear that you're having an issue with the BlackWidow keyboard. Please contact our Customer Support team at http://razersupport.com/product and we'll be happy to assist you.

Rating: 2/5whatever

Cons: Started to malfunction, tried to flash it and then it stopped responding altogether. Mechanical keys after 2 weeks, then you keep wishing you don't own it. Watch any move from 50 years ago as someone types on a typewriter. That is what you have to listen to...cute at first, annoying as hell afterwards.

Other Thoughts: Called support and got an RMA for it. Decided it was just best to throw it out and get a real keyboard. It's filling up space in some trash dump and I am very happy with my new Non-Razor keyboard (the L word)

Rating: 2/5Really?

Pros: Feels good to type with, has a decent weight so it's not sliding all over the place.Macros work for the most part.

Cons: This keyboard started off really strong but that didn't last.After a few months the w key started to chatter sometimes spamming 3 w's with one tap, wouldn't be bad if it wasn't one of the keys I need the most.Next the ' key started to stick down to the point where I would have to pull it out and set it back in just to get it to work properly for a few uses.Letters on the keys started to become black and wore off completely. Also noticing more of my keys are starting to chatter.

Other Thoughts: This would be a great board if it worked right for more than a few months.Hell, I've been using 10$ HP and dell keyboards for the past 10 years and not once have I had one die on me or any of the problems listed above, they just started looking like trash.

Rating: 4/5Nice feel

Cons: -glossy case shows all of the dust and finger prints-strange font on keys

Other Thoughts: I bought this to replace an el cheapo keyboard and love the feel of it which is the most important thing for a keyboard. The action is light and the key presses yield a satisfying click. It's heavy and feels like a nice robust piece of equipment.

I don't use any of the gaming functionality so I can't comment on that. A minor annoyance is the strange font on the keys. The R looks the Greek upper case Gamma and the shifted elements are on the bottom of the keys. Not a big deal abut why?

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